>>> WE ARE BACK, 7:48.
AND THIS MORNING ON "TODAY’S"
COUNTDOWN TO SUMMER, THERE’S NO
PLACE LIKE HOME.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO LEAVE YOUR OWN
BACKYARD TO HAVE SOME FUN OVER
THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.
AND CRAIG, CRAIG, YOU’RE ABOUT
TO FIND OUT JUST HOW GOOD IT CAN
BE.
>> OH, BOY, OH, BOY.
THE WIFE, KIDS, WE’RE ALL GOING
TO GIVE IT A SHOT TONIGHT.
WE TURNED TO THE ULTIMATE
OUTDOORSMAN, CLINT CARTER FROM
MEN’S JOURNAL.
CLINT, I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE
FOR MY FAMILY ALREADY IN THE
TENT THERE.
WHEN I LEFT THE HOUSE THIS
MORNING AND SAW YOU PULL UP I
DID IN THE THINK IT WAS GOING TO
TURN INTO THIS.
QUITE THE SETUP.
LET’S START WITH THAT BEAUTIFUL
TENT YOU ERECTED.
WHAT IS THAT?
>> YEAH, SO YOU’RE GOING TO LIKE
THIS TENT.
IT’S THE COLEMAN DARKROOM SKY
DOME.
IT’S BIG.
IF YOU’VE GOT THE SPACE IN YOUR
BACKYARD, THIS IS THE TIME TO
USE IT.
WHAT I REALLY LIKE ABOUT IT IS
THIS RAIN FLY UP HERE BLOCKS OUT
90% OF LIGHT.
WHEN YOU CLOSE THIS, IT’S REALLY
DARK INSIDE.
AND IT’S A LITTLE COOLER TOO,
WHICH MAKES IT EASY TO SLEEP IN.
THAT’S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
CAN SORT OF RUIN THE MORNING
WHEN YOU WAKE UP RIGHT AT
SUNLIGHT AND IT’S HOT AND YOU’RE
SWEATY.
THIS IS COOLER AND DARKER, EASY
TO SLEEP IN.
ALSO, YOU’VE GOT TO HAVE GOOD
FURNITURE AT YOUR CAMP SITE.
WE’VE GOT THE CHAIRS HERE.
WE’VE GOT THE TABLE.
THIS IS ALL FROM A COMPANY
CALLED DECATHLON.
I LIKE THEM BECAUSE THE CHAIRS
ARE -- THESE ARE $10.
THESE ARE $8 AND THIS IS $19.99.
GOOD VALUE ON ALL THE STUFF.
REALLY AFFORDABLE.
>> CAN YOU GO BACK INSIDE THE
TENT FOR ONE SECOND?
BECAUSE CRAIG WAS COMPLAINING
THAT HIS BACK HURTS WHEN HE
SLEEPS ON THE GRASS.
IS THERE ANYTHING FOAMY UNDER
THERE SO HE CAN BE COMFY?
>> I DID NOT BRING YOUR SLEEPING
MAT, I’M AFRAID.
BUT IF YOU’VE GOT INFLATABLE
MATTRESSES, YOU CAN PUT TWO
INFLATABLE MATTRESSES, QUEEN
SIZE IN THERE.
THAT’S HOW MUCH ROOM YOU’VE GOT.
>> CLINT, THERE’S TWO CHILDREN
THERE IN THE TENT.
WHO ARE THOSE KIDS?
>> I DIDN’T BRING THE KIDS.
THEY’RE NOT MY KIDS.
>> THEY LOOK FAMILIAR.
>> THESE KIDS JUST SHOWED UP.
I HOPE THEY’RE YOUR KIDS.
>> LOOKS LIKE THEY’VE ALREADY
STARTED.
>> I RESPECT THAT THEY’RE ALSO
FOLLOWING THE NO SHOES ZONE I’VE
LAID OUT HERE.
THIS IS REALLY SMART BECAUSE
YOU’RE NOT GOING TO TRACK DIRT
IN, NOT GOING TO TRACK ANY CLODS
OF GRASS IN.
THIS IS REALLY SMART.
YOU CAN USE ANY THROW BLANKET
YOU HAVE OR A TARP.
THIS IS ONE FROM A COMPANY IN
NORTH CAROLINA.
I LIKE THE ONES THEY MAKE.
YOU CAN STAKE THEM OUT AND IT’S
WATER RESISTANT.
WHEN YOU’VE GOT DEWY GRASS,
YOU’RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY
MOISTURE COMING UP WHEN YOU’RE
SITTING HERE HANGING OUT.
>> I SEE SOME SMOKE THERE.
DID YOU ALREADY START A FIRE?
>> YEAH, WE’VE GOT SOME FIRES
GOING.
SO, YOU HAVE TO HAVE FIRE AT
YOUR CAMP SITE.
I’VE GOT THREE SOURCES OF FIRE
HERE, CONTAINED FIRE THAT’S
GREAT FOR THE BACKYARD.
ONE TIKI TORCHES.
BUY THESE AND YOU SET UP A
PERIMETER AROUND YOUR CAMP SITE.
THAT CREATES A NICE BUBBLE OF
LIGHT.
IT’S REALLY WARM, IT’S REALLY
NICE.
IF YOU TURN OFF THE LIGHTS IN
THE HOUSE IT CREATES A STRONG
EFFECT OF CREATING SEPARATION
FROM THE REST OF YOUR YARD.
AND THEN I WANT TO FOCUS ON THIS
FOR A SECOND HERE.
THIS IS A LANTERN THAT USES
NATURAL LIGHT.
INSTEAD OF HAVING A LIGHTBULB IT
USES CANDLES TO BURN FOR NINE
HOURS EACH.
NATURAL LIGHT IS WARMER.
YOU’RE IN YOUR BACKYARD, YOU CAN
DO IT.
$39.99 FOR THIS.
AND THEN A FIRE PIT.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A FIRE PIT.
MY FAVORITE ONE IS CALLED
BIOLIGHT.
THEY’VE PUT A FAN ON THE FIRE
PIT THAT CIRCULATES AIR INSIDE
FOR A REALLY EFFICIENT BURN.
WHAT’S COOL ABOUT THIS IS IS
THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY TURN UP
THE FIRE IF YOU WANT TO.
YOU CAN ADJUST THE INTENSITY BY
USING A BUTTON HERE ON THE
OUTSIDE OF THE MOTOR.
IF YOU DON’T WANT TO GET THAT
CLOSE TO THE FIRE YOU CAN SYNC
UP YOUR PHONE AND TURN THE FLAME
UP FROM YOUR PHONE.
THAT’S A COOL FEATURE.
YOU’VE GOT THESE GRATES YOU CAN
PUT HOT DOGS AND BURGERS ON
THERE.
>> CLINT, I WAS SKEPTICAL, NOW
I’M EXCITED.
THANK YOU.
DON’T TOUCH A THING.
DON’T MAKE ME HAVE TO SET UP ANY
OF THAT STUFF.
AND I SEE MY WIFE THERE AS WELL.
>> I’M LEAVING IT FOR YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
I’M LOOKING FORWARD --
>> HI, LINDSAY.
>> WE HAVE STICKS FOR YOU.
HI, GUYS, HI.
>> YOUR FAMILY IS READY.
>> WE WERE ON A ZOOM CALL WITH
MY SON’S TEACHER AND HE LOOKS
OUT THE WINDOW AND GOES THERE’S
A NEW TENT IN OUR BACKYARD.
HE’S READY.
>> WE’RE READY.
>> PRACTICING HIS MINDFULNESS.
THIS IS GOING TO WORK AS
INCENTIVE ALL DAY LONG.
>> YOU CAN FIND ALL OF CLINT’S
IDEAS AT TODAY.COM/SHOP AND BE
SURE TO TUNE IN TOMORROW TO SEE
HOW THE CAMPING EXPERIENCE
UNFOLDS.
I THINK IT’S GOING TO GO OKAY.
>> I THINK IT’S GOING TO BE
PRETTY GOOD.
>> BUT FIRST, THIS IS "TODAY" ON NBC.